Easington & Hawthorn

County Durham · North East · population 5,843 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,893 of 6,856 in England
  • #237 of 342 in North East
  • #45 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,763
Median age (est.)45
Density264per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above26%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 2%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Easington & Hawthorn is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,893 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #45 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (57) and lowest on Health (6). Typical homes here sold for about £94,999 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 125 sales), 34% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,955 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 150 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 24 · #5,208
Employment 8 · #6,298
Education 26 · #5,043
Health 6 · #6,469
Crime 8 · #6,298
Housing & access 57 · #2,973
Living environment 46 · #3,665

House prices ?

£94,999median (12m) · -25.5% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£94,999125-25.5%+5.6%
Detached£301,50020+0.8%+29.7%
Semi-detached£147,50028-22.4%+22.9%
Terraced£75,99977-3.5%+94.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£94,999
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,955±£4,922 · #5,354 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,024
Price-to-income ?2.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

150 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 877 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,904 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences337
Theft218
Burglary28
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson145
Public order & weapons75
Drugs27
Robbery6
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 103 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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